Functions of the Respiratory System Day 1 MT

Multiple Choice

Why is the respiratory system important for the human body?

• It helps digest food

• It supplies oxygen and removes carbon dioxide

• It controls body temperature

• It produces hormones

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is NOT one of the four separate events of respiration?

• Pulmonary Ventilation

• External Respiration

• Respiratory Gas Transport

• Cellular Respiration

Multiple Choice

Which of the following changes occur during inspiration?

• Intrapulmonary pressure increases

• Thoracic cavity size increases

• Inspiratory muscles relax

• Air flows out of the lungs

Multiple Choice

What is the main function of the alveoli in the lungs?

• Transporting oxygen in the blood

• Exchanging gases between air and blood

• Producing mucus

• Filtering dust particles

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Blood ​

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body and ​

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oxygen comes TO the lungs.
Blood ​

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oxygen goes ​

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the body.

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WITHOUT

WITH

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Multiple Choice

Which parts of the brain are primarily responsible for determining the rate and depth of respiration?

• Medulla and pons

• Cerebellum and hypothalamus

• Cerebrum and thalamus

• Midbrain and spinal cord

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Carbon dioxide

Oxygen gas